Matthews Police charge two in deadly hitandrun motorcycle crash
Jul 22, 2026
MATTHEWS, N.C. – Two men are charged in connection with a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a motorcyclist in Matthews. 46-year-old Xiukuai Zhang is charged with felony hit and run resulting in death. 59-year-old Ryan Faulkner is charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and failure to yield
the right of way.
Investigators say the two were involved in a four-vehicle crash that happened on the night of July 1st, at East John Street and McKee Road.
The motorcyclist, 40-year-old Jonathan Hill, died at the scene. Another person was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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